Hydrocarbon-burner.



1. L. OWENS. HYDROGARBON BURNER. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 5, 1909.

Patented June 28,1910.

f nucnlur IRA. L. UVIENS OF EFFIllGHAI/I. IIANFJJ-EGS.

HYDROCARBON-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom "it may concern."

Be it known that .l, Ina l1; Owrlns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ellinghain, in the county of ntchison and State oi Kansas have invented new and usetul improvements in l-lydrocarbon im-11ers, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hydrocarbon burners, the object of the invention being to provide a simple and effective bin'ner of the class described which is particularly adapted for use in connection with heavy oils such ascrude petroleum and the products thereof as well as any liquid fuel.

One of the main objects of the present in- 'ention is to provide a construction and organization of parts which will eti'ectually gasity the oil and mix it with the proper quantity of air and cause it to burn el'lcctually, the prime object of the invention being to thoroughly heat the air bctore it commingles with the oil so as to obtain instant combustion at the point of exit of the oil or other liquid fuel.

With the above and other objects in view,

the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds the inrention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings lfigure 1 is a. vertical sectional view of a hydrocarbon burner embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the same on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig; 3 is a plan view of the damper.

The burner contemplated in this invention comprises essentially a base 1 preferably in the form of: a Hat plate provided with a central opening 2 of considerable size, and smaller openings 3 arranged on opposite sides of the central opening 2.

The central opening 2 is closed at the lower side of the plate by means of a substantiallyhemispherical pan or cup 4 which is pierced centrally by a fuel pipe 5 leading oil to a supply tank 6 in which the liquid fuel is contained, 7 designating a cut-off cont-rolling the tlow oi: liquid to the burner.

The tube or pipe 5 extends above the bottom of the pan 4 and has mounted thereon a spreader cone it of truncated form and provided area: as periphery with capillary grooves or small ducts 9 down which the liquid fuel is primarily conducted betore the burner becomes sutiiciently heated to cause the fuel to "asif innnrxliatel u'ion x o 1 i cape 'ljroin the discha one or the pi e Arranged above the pan 4-, and

ing air lines 10 and ll, the latter bein erably at elbow term as shown and na their receiving ends resting on the base 1 so as to cover the openings 3 thcreii The centrally located outer drum comprises an upstanding portion 12 which extends rib (WP the air lines 10 and 11 and a pendent or downwardly extending portion 13 which projects below the horizontal portions of the 1 air lines, the receiving end portions oi the air lines being arranged laterally o mosite sides of the outer drum l2, l3. i v'itnin the outer drum above descrii ed is an inner drum 141. consisting of section of a at suitable size open at both ends and" posed vertically within the outer dream the outer drum being closed by a top "wall and being providmil in its lower end with r air discharge .opcni til which is sulticimit smaller han the inary diameter of the outer drum to provide an annular flange l? upon which rests a damper l8 illus ated in detail in Fig. 3 herein it is seen he of circular form and made in two sec otally connected at one side and with meeting cr-itrein'itier z at a diz opposite point, which e trennt thereby enabling the damper to or diminished in size for corrcspmidingo, increasing or reducing the opening at he lower extremity of the inner drum is; said damper being interposed between the tango 17 and the bottom edge of the inner drum as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The inner drum is supported witliin the outer drum by means of a pin, rod or bolt 19 which is in-r serted through registering holes in tha outer and inner drums. In order to deficit the heat and products 01" combustion oil? to one side at the burner rather than the o to provide a guard or deflector compr L truncated cone shaped body 20 adap'tei to rest at its larger diameter on the base plate 1 and provided with upstanding dian trically opposite tender i'ianges 2i oi? suitable size to fill in the space between the li'dl" drum and air tine whereby said na fleetor may be properly or tinned with respect e the h lhe air drawn tine openings 3 is v DU In primarily starting the burner, a suit-.

' able amount of liquid fuel maybe allowed to flow into the cup or pan 4 which then acts as a starting cup, the fuel being ignited and allowed to burn therein until the air inlet flue becomes heated suiliciently to vaporize the oil. The oil may then be allowed to feed through the inlet pipe 5 in the desired qua'ntity under control of the cut off 7.

I claim 1. In a hydrocarbon burner, an apertured base, a cup-shaped pan under the base, a burner nozzle in said pan, an air flue embodying oppositely arranged elbows, a drum connecting said elbows and having an open bottom located above the burner and pan, and an oil supply pipe leading through the pan to the burner.

2. A hydrocarbon burner comprising an apertured base, a cup-shaped pan extending downward below the plane of the base and communicating with one of the openings therein, a fuel pipe leading into said pan, lateral air fines communicating with other openings in the base plate and leading to a point above the same, an outer drum supported by and connecting said air flues and provided at its lower end with a discharge orifice located above the discharge end of the oil pipe, and an inner drum within the outer drum open at both ends.

3. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a base, a centrally arranged pan disposed below the plane of the base and open at the top, a fuel pipe leading upward through the bottom of said pan, lateral air flues opening at their respective ends through the base, an outer drum supported by said air fiues above the discharge end of the fuel pipe and provided at its lower end with an outlet orifice, an inner drum arranged therein and open at top and bottom, and a damper at the discharge ends of said drums for regulating the size of the discharge opening.

4. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a base provided with a centrally disposed pan, a fuel pipe leading upward through the bottom of said pan, lateral air flues communieating with openings in the base at opposite sides of said pan, a centrally arranged outer drum connecting said air fines and closed at the top and provided with a discharge orifice at the bottom over said fuel pipe, an inner drum arranged in the outer drum and open at top and bottom, and a detachable guard or deflector having a segmental coneshaped loweriportion and upstanding fender flanges, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- IRA L. OWEN S. Witnesses:

WV. D. Connor, E. J. KELLY. 

